While the new option for MA plans to offer supplemental LTSS is a small step in the right direction, the reality is that plan offerings are sparse and severely limited in scope. It’s crucial for ...

Cutting federal Medicaid spending would have such negative consequences on older adults and people with disabilities because reductions in Federal reimbursements to states would leave states with ...

In this episode, Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer speak with Heather Thomas from the nonprofit A Place to ...

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Kurt Hager of the University of Massachusetts to discuss his recent paper that explores how Medicaid nutrition supports were associated with ...

To identify needs and provide adequate care for perinatal women with mental health conditions, we must learn more about the ...

Declines in drug fatalities are clear public health benefits. However, there is much more work to be done to address drug mortality, including addressing increases in polysubstance use involving ...

This article reviews private equity’s influence on health care, highlighting its profit-driven strategies that conflict with ...

Jessica Bylander ([email protected]) is a deputy editor and correspondent at Health Affairs, in Washington, D.C. A collective of Black, Indigenous, and people of color–centered organizations is ...

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes David Simon from The University of Connecticut to the program to discuss the recent news that the Trump administration implemented reciprocal tariffs on imported ...

Rescinding any social determinants of health-related guidance or otherwise reducing Medicaid’s power in the states ...

Under federal law all state Medicaid programs are required to cover all older adults and adults with disabilities with the lowest income and asset levels. Optional Medicaid expansions for low ...